---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001107843-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QLYS"
cik: "0001107843"
company_name: "QUALYS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:13:04.476208+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Qualys Q1 rev +10% to $175.6M, GAAP EPS $1.42, raises FY2026 revenue guidance to $721-727M

## Summary
- Revenue $175.6M (+10% YoY); GAAP net income $50.6M, diluted EPS $1.42; non-GAAP EPS $1.95.
- Adjusted EBITDA $83.3M, margin 47%; operating cash flow $95.3M, down 13% YoY.
- Full-year 2026 revenue guidance raised to $721.0-$727.0 million.
- Introduced Agent Val (agentic AI) for risk validation; TotalCloud named Leader in Forrester Wave CNAPP.
- CEO highlights AI-native Risk Operations Center and early adoption of QFlex platform.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001107843-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QLYS
- cik: 0001107843
- company_name: QUALYS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1107843/000110784326000013/0001107843-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1107843/000110784326000013/qlys-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 175981ba7a79e3adb137c1a7095d7cdd3fc766e3
  claim: QUALYS, INC. reported second quarter and full year fiscal 2026 results: revenue $721.0-$727.0 million. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Qualys Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Q1 Revenue Growth of 10% Year-Over-Year Raises 2026 Revenue Guidance to $721.0-$727.0 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1107843/000110784326000013/0001107843-26-000013-index.htm
- claim_id: 4bb64e8fc22b18ea744949ced03b41d99e92768c
  claim: QUALYS, INC. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $175.6 million, net income GAAP net income of $50.6 million, EPS $1.42 per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. For the quarter, the Company reported revenues of $175.6 million, net income under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") of $50.6 million, non-GAAP net income of $69.6 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $83.3 million, GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.42, and non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.95.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1107843/000110784326000013/0001107843-26-000013-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.